disingenuous (a)
artful#2 (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 00
def not straightforward or candid
def giving a false appearance of frankness
examples an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time David Cannadine
a disingenuous excuse
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Also see insincere
Derivationally related form artful → artfulness
Derivationally related form disingenuous → disingenuousness
Antonym disingenuous → ingenuous
Similar to distorted, misrepresented, perverted, twisted
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Antonym ingenuous → disingenuous
Similar to distorted, misrepresented, perverted, twisted
Also see insincere
Derived from adjective artfully → artful
Derived from adjective disingenuously → disingenuous
Derivationally related form disingenuousness → disingenuous
Derivationally related form artfulness → artful

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